Posted on 03/20/2016 9:49:40 AM PDT by azkathy
The two-month standoff between Oregon militia members and police came to a violent end in January, with the shooting of militia leader Robert “LaVoy” Finicum by Oregon state troopers. But now the Washington Post reports “new details have emerged” about the controversial conduct of FBI Hostage Rescue Team snipers.
The Post article portrays the current state of the investigation as considerably messier than readers casually following the story might have suspected. The FBI team has been accused of firing at Finicum’s truck, failing to report their shots as required, and actually taking steps to cover their tracks by collecting their spent shell casings: Last week, Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson, who is overseeing the investigation, said he had concluded that “FBI HRT operators fired two shots as Mr. Finicum exited the truck, and one shot hit the truck.”
Nelson accused the agents of failing to “disclose their shots to our investigators.” The five FBI agents have denied firing assault rifles during the incident. But in a recently released interview, an Oregon State Police officer told investigators that he spotted two copper-colored rifle casings near the spot where the FBI agents were standing.
The Hostage Rescue Team has used copper- colored casings, former agents said; the Oregon state police use only silver-colored casings. The copper casings were never recovered.
Meanwhile, the Portland Oregonian reported Tuesday that FBI surveillance video taken after the shooting shows the agents searching the area with flashlights and huddling. One of them then bends over twice and appears to be picking up something. On Wednesday, a law enforcement official confirmed the video account.
If allegations of a coverup are determined to be true, the incident would be hugely embarrassing to the FBI and deal a devastating blow to the FBI team’s reputation.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
“We need a deterrent for the Oregon State Police and FBI agents involved so this doesn’t happen again.”
The irony!!! I suspect that’s exactly what whoever ordered the ambush intended Finicum to be; an example and deterrent to those who do not obey the turds currently in power.
We are doomed.
All that will happen is the fedthugs will be exonerated and get medals for executing a civilian.
Sadly, not /sarc
Sniff
I watched the video of LaVoy’s death multiple times. It appeared he reached toward his jacket a couple of times. The reports led folks to believe LaVoy was reaching for a 9mm concealed within his jacket. Did they ever confirm he had a pistol?
I did read the FBI agents were interviewed the first time and told their story. When these same agents were approached once again...they lawyered up.
Thanks for staying on this.
All the more reason for we the people to provide an ultimate deterrent.
This one says he was armed. He stated when exiting the truck that he was not armed. Other articles claim his weapon was left in the vehicle. The officers claim it was in his pocket chambered and ready to fire, along with 2 magazines.
http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/03/what_oregon_standoff_investiga.html
There are so many articles. The 2 videos are similar, but not the same.
Weren’t they dubbed “Hostage Roasting...” after Waco?
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